Who makes decisions about Vorselaar?
Three levels of government each decide on their own topics.
Your municipality
The municipal council and the mayor and aldermen decide on matters such as streets, waste collection, sports halls, libraries and the public social welfare centre.
We do not show municipal council decisions yet: there is no open data for all municipalities yet.
Flemish Parliament
The Flemish Parliament decides on matters such as education, housing, mobility, the environment, child benefit and care.
Recently discussed
- Call for transparency on budget cuts and advertising plans at VRT
- Proposal to shift funds towards fixing dangerous Flemish cycle paths
- Proposal to postpone and review cultural budget cuts in Flanders
Federal Chamber
The Chamber decides on matters such as pensions, taxes, justice, the police, defence and health insurance.
Recently discussed
- Proposal for a national pact to improve disease prevention
- Proposal to recognize the Tibetan government-in-exile and impose sanctions
- Bill to recognise and compensate pesticide-related occupational illnesses
What did the municipal council decide?
The items the municipal council dealt with in recent months. Items about individuals (staff, permits, councillors’ questions…) are shown without details.
Meeting of 1 September 2026
- Aanpassing politieverordening - GAS 5 - Goedkeuring
- Purchase, sale or rental of land or a building
- Make-up of the municipal council or the board of aldermen (oath, resignation, replacement)
- Het zittingsverslag van deze vergadering werd vervangen door een audio-opname, welke beschikbaar is op de website.
- Aanpassing politiecodex en protocol - GAS 123 - Goedkeuring
- Gemeentelijke basisschool - Wijziging fietspolicy onderwijs - Goedkeuring
- Buitenschoolse opvang en activiteiten (BOA) - Lokaal erkenningskader - Bevestiging inzet BOA-middelen voor het structureel opvangaanbod - Goedkeuring
- Aanpassing politieverordening en protocol - GAS 4 - Goedkeuring
- Intergemeentelijke samenwerkingen - Verslagen - Kennisname
- Varia en mededelingen - Bespreking - Kennisname
- Make-up of the municipal council or the board of aldermen (oath, resignation, replacement)
- Gemeenteraad - Notulen vorige vergadering - Goedkeuring
Source: Lokaal Beslist (Flemish government), published by the municipality.
How does Vorselaar handle money?
From the 2024 annual accounts of the municipality and the public social welfare centre combined. Amounts per inhabitant, so you can compare municipalities.
Revenue
€ 1,893 per inhabitant
taxes, money from higher authorities, charges…
33% less than the Flemish average
Spending
€ 1,879 per inhabitant
day-to-day running and investments
35% less than the Flemish average
Debt
€ 433 per inhabitant
what the municipality still has to repay on its loans
66% less than the Flemish average
Does the municipality have money left over? Yes: after day-to-day running costs and repaying loans, € 246 per inhabitant was left to invest.
What did Vorselaar spend the most on?
Breakdown of spending on day-to-day running (excluding investments).
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Governance and administration the town hall, staff, service desks and buildings 39%
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Care and social assistance Public social welfare centre, childcare, care for older people and help for people in poverty 23%
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Schools and education municipal schools, school buildings and academies 10%
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Police and fire service the contribution to the police zone and the emergency services zone 8%
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Culture, sport and leisure library, sports hall, cultural centre and youth work 8%
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Waste, nature and environment waste collection, sewers, parks and green spaces 7%
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Housing and building building permits, social housing and neighbourhoods 3%
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Loans and finances interest on loans and collecting taxes 2%
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Roads and mobility streets, pavements, cycle paths and parking 1%
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Business and employment markets, local economy and employment 1%
In 2014 the municipality spent € 1,329 per inhabitant; in 2024, € 1,879 (in euros of that year, not adjusted for inflation).
Source: Flemish Agency for Home Affairs, Gemeente- en Stadsmonitor (BBC-DR). Your municipality's budget and multi-year plan can be found in the BBC-beleidstool.
Subsidies for organisations from Vorselaar
In 2025, 32 organisations from Vorselaar received a total of € 8.4 million in subsidies.
The municipal administration itself often also receives subsidies from higher levels of government. Self-employed people and other individuals are not counted here.
Who received the most?
- GEMEENTE VORSELAAR € 6,505,990
- HOF TER LANDE WOON- EN ZORGCENTRUM € 1,018,454
- ONDERWIJSGROEP ZUSTERS DER CHRISTELIJKE SCHOLEN ZUID-KEMPEN - HOOFDZETEL VAN : VRIJE BASISSCHOOL - SINT-CALASANZ € 352,671
- OPENBAAR CENTRUM VOOR MAATSCHAPPELIJK WELZIJN VAN VORSELAAR € 293,730
- REMMEN € 136,800
Work contracted out by public bodies in Vorselaar
These are the larger public contracts of public bodies with their address in this municipality: the municipality itself, but also, for example, a hospital, a school or a ministry.
We have not found any large public contracts from public bodies in this municipality yet.
Companies from Vorselaar that won government work
In 2026, companies and organisations from Vorselaar won 1 public contracts across Belgium.
- WILLEMS 1 contract
What is not here yet?
- The decisions of your municipal council.
- Smaller public contracts, below the European thresholds.